All Hadrian provincials coins

Hadrian Denarius 134-38 AD Genius standing no altar Eastern mint

Reference.
Strack cf*31; cf RIC 173 (no PP)

Obv. HADRIANVS AVGVSTVS P P
Laureate head right

Rev. COS III
Genius standing left with patera No altar, holding cornucopiae.

gr
mm
h

Note.
Ex maridvnvm

 

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Great coins, Oki (please keep 'em coming!!)

 

EGYPT, Alexandria Hadrian Hemidrachm 132-33 AD Sarapis standing
Reference.
Emmett 1105.17; RPC 3, 5854; Dattari-Savio Pl. 89, 1829 (this coin).

Issue L IZ = year 17

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙС ΤΡΑΙΑΝ - ΑΔΡΙΑΝΟС СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear.

Rev. L ΙΖ
Sarapis standing facing, head l., holding sceptre; to l., Cerberus.

10.55 gr
28 mm
h

Note.
From the Dattari Collection.

 

Congrats on the Dattari, @Okidoki! How many did you bid on? I bid on 17 Dattaris yesterday (including 3 Hadrians, didn't win them) and only won 3 coins, none of which were my top choices but I'll take them

 

Nice coin with Cerberus, Eric.

 

EGYPT, Alexandria Hadrian Hemidrachm 131-32 AD Eirene standing
Reference.
Emmett 1081.16; RPC 3, 5746A Unknown date to RPC and Emmett; Geissen -. Dattari-Savio Pl. 80, 7625 (this coin).

Issue LΙϚ = year 16

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
Laureate draped and cuirassed bust of Hadrian, r., seen from rear.

Rev. L ΙϚ
Eirene wearing chiton and peplo standing l., holding caduceus and corn-ears.

14.62 gr
29 mm
h

Note.
From the Dattari Collection.

 

Yep, that was one I also bid on. I dropped out two increments before the hammer so the immediate underbidder was someone else. Congrats-- having an Emmett-unlisted coin is always nice

 

And 2 Obol Dolphin and Panther
To be posted here,

 

Other Hadrians I tried for:

lot 144, elephant quadriga drachm, although I was only tossing in a token bid.

lot 150, panther obol. There was another one in a recent auction and I lost that as well. Since I didn't see it in your gallery afterwards, I'm guessing you didn't win it either but I suspect you won this one . I was the immediate underbidder but held back because there were later coins I wanted more (and still I lost the later coins ).

lot 152, Zeus-on-eagle drachm, although I wasn't bidding aggressively.

lot 163, Uraeus diobol (mistakenly listed as a hemidrachm of Antoninus Pius and as Agathodaemon reverse). I bid pretty high but still wasn't the immediate underbidder.

 

153 155 161 lost
There are so many building collectors

 

lot 153-- the hammer for that one was pretty ridiculous given the commonness and condition.

lot 155-- very nice coin but the pedigree made it $$$

lot 161-- great coin but too high for me

There were some coins which sold for a "reasonable" amount and others which brought bafflingly high prices. The Dattari pedigree definitely adds considerably to the value but in some instances I guess there were just at least two people who were very determined to own the coin... or who accidentally hit bid a couple of clicks beyond what they intended (like me on one of the lots I won )

lot 151 was another I really wanted but in the end I didn't bid because it was clear that others wanted it more. It's a nice coin but not uncommon. The final hammer was a bit shocking.

 

These are common but I have seen some even more worn than mine.

 

here is mine looks like Hadrian has no beard

Note CNG.
Hadrian’s portraits on his early coins in Alexandria more closely resemble Trajan, as the engravers in the provinces waited for an official Imperial model or bust to be sent out. In this case, by Hadrian’s regnal year 2, the engravers might have had access to or knowledge of what Hadrian looked like, as the portrait on the present coin is beginning to morph into a more accurate representation of Hadrian’s Imperial image.

 

Those are some mighty skinny elephants

Oh-- you were replying to my posting of lot 155, not Doug's elephant quadriga

 

yes, the 155

 

Sweet new additions, Oki => wow, the Cerberus is awesome!! (congrats on all of your cool scores)

 

EGYPT, Alexandria. Hadrian Obol 126-27 AD Dolphin

Reference.
Emmett 1152.10 r3; Milne 1168; RPC 3, 5682; Köln 919; Dattari-Savio Pl. 100, 2025 (this coin).

Issue L ΔΕΚΑΤΟΥ or L ΔΕ = year 10

Obv. ΑΥΤ ΚΑΙ - ΤΡΑΙ ΑΔΡΙΑ СƐΒ
Laureate bust right, drapery on left shoulder.

Rev. L-ΔE
Dolphin coiled around anchor

5.09 gr
19 mm
12h

Note.
From the Dattari Collection.

 

That's a sweet obol, Oki ... I love the dolphin-anchor types

Cheers

Happy Halloween, my coin-friend

 

THX
here ancient halloween

 

that's a sweet hadrian/dolphin combo oki!

can someone explain the date to me? wouldn't year 10 be L l? how does (delta) (epsilon) do that?